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Prepare (part of) and/or serve (with WCC group) a meal for the homeless and working poor families in Rogers Park. Great opportunity for children and youth to work with adults. |
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Travel to sites on the streets of Chicago to deliver hot meals, clothes and health care to families on the edge and the homeless. |
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Deliver hot meals to the elderly and handicapped in Evanston. |
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Work with your family and other WCC families to construct or paint houses and provide other help for the poor. Spend time during the Thanksgiving or Christmas holidays serving meals and having a conversation with the homeless. |
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Participate with people throughout our community in the preparation for and help the day of the Women’s Society Rummage Sale. There are countless ways for men, women and older children to support this important ministry that raises over $200,000 a year, benefiting over 40 Chicago area not-for-profit ministries. |
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Buy and deliver Christmas gifts for under-privileged children. Great opportunity for our youth. |
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Our youth group travels to Mexico during Spring Break to build a house or church in a week’s time. Everyone can support this effort by buying Mission Trip stock. |
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Travel to Project Common Hope to help poor in Antiqua, Guatemala to build a community of homes, schools and health clinics. |
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Help one family move out of the ghetto and into Evanston where they will have better housing, job opportunities, schools and quality of life. A great opportunity for WCC members with experience as financial advisors or coordinators to find jobs, housing, tutors, and child-sitters. |
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Assist with many of the not-for-profit organizations we support financially to find out how to become more involved. |
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Evaluate requests of organizations seeking funding through interviews and visits ; interact with Chicago area churches seeking loans for building projects. |
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Indicate your interest in serving on the Women's Society Benevolence Committee, which allocates revenue raised to needy organizations. |
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Help organize our (89th!) annual Christmas Pageant which incorporates children ages JK through High School. |
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